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AN APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM KENDALL SQUARE ASSOCIATION REQUESTING PERMISSION FOR FOURTEEN (14) TEMPORARY BANNERS ALONG THIRD STREET, GALLILEO GALILEL WAY AND MAIN STREET ANNOUNCING KENDALL SQUARE ASSOCIATION BANNER ARTWORK FROM FEBRUARY 2026 THROUGH DECEMBER 2026.

APP 2026-13·Council meeting Feb 26, 2026·6 pages·📄 Original PDF (city portal)

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City of Cambridge Electrical Department Banner Permit Applicants Name: SHANE SIGNS 48 Address: QUINCY ST#2 SOMERVILLE, MA 02143 Orsanization or Business Represented: KENDALL SqUARE ASSOCIATION Pole locations: Street and pole numbers attach separate sheet it necessary: SEE ATTACHMENT Type Logo, Wording, Insignia: KENDALL SQUARE (SEE ATTACHMEN Date of removal: YEAR ROUND. WILL SE Date of attachment: ASAP AS NECES BOB SHANE Contact Person: Telephone: [phone removed] Cell phone: Email: BOBO SHANE SIGNS Attachments to Poles: 1. Attachments shall be made with proper hardware and shall only be attached with non-corrosive metal clamps or brackets. 2. Banners attached to poles shall not exceed a total of 1800 square inches, approximately 18 inches x 48 inches, 24 inches x 36 inches, 24 inches x 48, or 30 inches x 60 inches. The actual size is subject to required clearances. 3. Banners cannot be attached to wood utility poles. 4. Banners shall have a minimum clearance of: a. 16 feet over a roadway b. 12 feet over a sidewalk 5. Banners shall not interfere with or obstruct, or otherwise block any roadway signs, lighting, or traffic signals. 6. The City reserves the right to remove, or order to be removed any banner deemed unsafe, not properly installed, or creating a hazard and the applicant may be subject to costs. 7. An applicant must provide a description of the materials the banner is made of, method of attachment, and means of installation (contractor name and contact information). Date: 2/10/26 Approved by:
Shane Signs 48 Quincy St. #2 Somerville, MA 02143 [phone removed] To: The Cambridge City Council January, 7th 2026 Honorable Councilors, On behalf of the Kendall Square Association, I would like to request permission for a light pole banner program to promote their neighborhood identification program. We would like to install these banners as soon as approved with some wiggle room for printing and permitting. This is intended to be an evergreen campaign that would stay up for a few years with repair/maintenance as needed. There are three designs used in total that will alternate going down each route. Designs will be submitted with the application for review. 14 banners in total. All banners are sized 30" wide by 60" tall and doublesided. Light Pole Banner Routes: Third Street Map: 5 Poles 2 Poles: M40 and M47 on both sides of the Third Street at the intersection of Binney St. 23 Poles: M60, M62, and? on the One Broadway side of Third Street leading up to the Broadway intersection,? is the pole right on the corner. Gallileo Galilei Way and Main Street Map: 7 Poles 23 Poles: M7T, 1, 3 on Galileo Galilei Way ÁPoles: X14, JT,?. on Main Street in front of One Main and One Broadway Main Street Map: Using 2 poles but including 7 backups in case there are issues with any other locations. / 2 Poles:A3, and 45 on Main Street just after Galileo Way intersection (in front of Novartis) 7 backup poles: 50, 52, 54, 56, ?,? continuing down Main Street after Galileo Way towards Central Square ? = No visible number on the pole The proposed banner designs are attached. Thank you for your consideration, Bob Shane Owner/President Shane Signs 48 Quincy St. #2 Somerville, MA 02143 [phone removed] [email removed]
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